Falloux, Frédéric. 1811-56. French politician. Sponsored Law on Education: Loi Falloux.

Faure, Felix. 1841-99. French president. Fashoda. Dreyfus.

Fauvism. 1898-1908. Violently colored and distorted painting expressing strong emotion. Matisse. Roualt. Puy.

Félibrige. 1854. Mistral’s Provençale revival movement.

Ferber, Edna. 1887-1968. US writer. Show Boat.

Ferdinand VII. 1784-1833. Spanish King, 1808, 1814-33. Favoured Isabella II to succeed. Carlist Wars led to loss of Spanish power and possessions.

Fermat, Pierre de. 1601-65. French mathematician/jurist. Modern Number Theory. Last Theorem 1631: There does not exist xⁿ+yⁿ=zⁿ for n>2; x,y,z ε N. Proved by Wiles 1995.

Festival of the Supreme Being. 8 June 1794. Declared by Robespierre and designed by David.

Fetterman Massacre. 1866. Red Cloud-led Sioux kill 80 US Soldiers.

Finlay, Carlos. 1833-1915. Cuban. Discovered that Yellow Fever is transmitted by mosquitoes 1881. Reed.

Five Hundred, Council of. 508BC. Athens’ representative government.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Fizeau, Armand. 1819-96. French physicist. Measured speed of light, 1849.

Florian, Jean-Pierre de. 1755-94. French fable writer.

France, Anatole. 1844-1924. French short story writer. The Red Lily 1894.

Fredegund. c545-597. Murderous Q of Neustria. 40 yr. feud vs Brunhild.

Frederick I. (Barbarossa). c1123-90. HRE 1155-. Crusades. Opposed papal authority.

Frederick I. 1657-1713. Creator and first king of Prussia, 1701.

Frederick II. 1194-1250. Holy Roman Emperor. 1220-. King of Sicily 1198-. King of Jerusalem 1229-. Patron of arts, education.

Frederick II. The Great. 1712-86. Powerful Prussian king. Siezed Silesia from Austria. Patron of Arts. Liberal internal reforms.

Frederick III. 1609-70. King of Norway and Denmark, 1648-. Lost much of territory to Sweden.

Frederick IV. 1671-1730. King of Norway and Denmark, 1699-. Abolished serfdom. Educational system.

Frederick VI. 1769-1839. King of Norway and Denmark, 1808-. Sided with Napoleon. Lost Norway to Sweden.

Frederick VII. 1808-63. Danish king 1848-. Formed Constitutional Monarchy.

Frederick IX. 1899-1972. Danish king 1947-. Imprisoned by Nazis, 43-45.

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